Robert Grubb | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Robin Silver [1] |
Robert Grubb (born 31 January 1950 [2] ) is an Australian actor. He studied acting at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), where he graduated [3] in 1978. There he was a fellow student of actor Mel Gibson. [4]
Grubb played the role of Dr. Geoffrey Standish in the popular series The Flying Doctors . [3] [5] He won Australia's Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his stage portrayal of Pop in the Australian production of the Queen musical, We Will Rock You . [3]
In 1998, he played The Wolf and Cinderella’s Prince in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods . [6] In 2016, he played Dimitri Weissman in Sondheim’s Follies at Melbourne Recital Centre. [7] In 2024, he played Max in Sunset Boulevard opposite Sarah Brightman. [8]
He also narrated "Rainforest Beneath the Canopy" in 2004.
As of 2020 [update] Grubb was reprising his previous role of Detective Bill Graves on Neighbours .
Grubb features as Senior Sgt Bill Kirby in Savage River (TV series), on ABC TV (and iview), premiering September 2022 and set in country Victoria. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | My Brilliant Career | Frank Hawdon | Feature film |
1981 | Gallipoli | Billy | Feature film [10] |
1983 | Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation | William Nielsen | Feature film |
1983 | The Amorous Dentist | Louis Bertrand | TV movie |
1985 | Robbery Under Arms | Sir Frederick Morringer | Feature film |
1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Pig Killer | Feature film |
1985 | Remember Me | Geoff | TV movie |
1990 | More Winners | Mr Edmund | TV movie |
1997 | Paradise Road | Colonel Downes | Feature film |
1999 | Close Contact | Franklin | TV movie |
2000 | The Potato Factory | Mr Emmett | TV movie |
2000 | Waiting at the Royal | Anthony | TV movie |
2003 | After the Deluge | Simon | TV movie |
2004 | The Brush Off | Det. Sen. Con. Micaelis | TV movie |
2006 | The Society Murders | Phil Dunn QC | TV movie |
2007 | Black Button | Man Behind Desk | Short film |
2007 | Curtin | Percy Spender | TV movie |
2008 | The Window | Father | Short film |
2009 | Remembering Nigel | Himself | |
2010 | Of Land and Bounty | Short film | |
2012 | Hungry Man | The Worm | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Sara Dane | John MacArthur | TV series, 6 episodes |
1983 | A Country Practice | Nigel Fairbairn | TV series, 4 episodes |
1984 | Five Mile Creek | Mr Harbottle | TV series, 1 episode |
1984 | Special Squad | Sims | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | All Together Now | Dr Standfish | TV series, 1 episode |
1992 | Bligh | Shamble | TV series, 1 episode |
1986-92 | The Flying Doctors | Dr. Geoffrey Standish | TV series, 204 episodes |
1993 | G.P. | John | TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | Mercury | Ritchie Munrow | TV series, 2 episodes |
1997 | State Coroner | Hugh Ferrari | TV series, 3 episodes |
1999 | High Flyers | Mr Bull | TV series, 26 episodes |
2000 | Tales of the South Seas | TV series, 1 episode: "The Devil's Pearl" | |
2000 | Thunderstone | Old Noah | TV series, 1 episode |
1998-00 | SeaChange | Barry Boston | TV series, 5 episodes |
2001 | Crash Zone | Garrison | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | Ponderosa | Ned Covington | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Mr Lang | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | MDA | Andrew Gallin | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | Marshall Law | Pedro | TV series, 1 episode |
1995-03 | Blue Heelers | Neil Pendergast / Derrick Chalmers/ Various | TV series, 5 episodes |
2000-04 | Stingers | Frank Vellani / Damien Jordan | TV series, 2 episodes |
2004 | Salem's Lot | Larry Crockett | TV series, 2 episodes |
2007 | Pirate Islands: The Lost Treasure of Fiji | Salty Ben | TV series, 7 episodes |
2007 | Bastard Boys | Roger Gyles | TV miniseries |
2008 | All Saints | Pau Murray | TV series, 1 episode |
2008 | McLeod's Daughters | Tim Ayres | TV series, 2 episodes |
2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Gerald Waddington | TV series, 1 episode |
2012 | Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | Tagge Webster | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
2013 | Reef Doctors | James McGabe | TV series, 3 episodes |
2014 | The Weatherman | Troy | TV series, 1 episode |
2017 | Wentworth | Miles Stratham | TV series, 1 episode |
2017 | Offspring | Julian Moody | TV series, 1 episode |
2017–18, 2020 | Neighbours | Bill Graves | TV series |
2019 | NCIS: New Orleans | Musical Live Performance | TV series, 1 episode |
2021 | The Newsreader | Dr McCormack | TV series, 2 episodes |
2022 | Savage River [11] | Senior Sergeant Bill Kirby | TV series, 6 episodes |
2023 | Call Me Chihiro | Bito (English Voice) |
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